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Chevrolet Volt problems by year

2,803 complaints across 6 model years, 2012–2018. 2017 draws the most at 1,210; 2014 the fewest at 128.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
2012 359 Air bags (24.2%) 11 2 0
2013 448 Air bags (35.9%) 17 2 0
2014 128 Air bags (25.0%) 11 1 0
2016 286 Electrical system (26.9%) 6 1 0
2017 1,210most Electrical system (26.1%) 18 14 0
2018 372 Electrical system (23.7%) 7 0 0